2026 Inter Toronto FC season

Inter Toronto FC
2026 season
Head CoachMauro Eustáquio
StadiumYork Lions Stadium

The 2026 Inter Toronto FC season is the eighth season in the history of Inter Toronto FC, and the first after the rebrand from York United FC.[1] In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of July 27, 2026.[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
12 Ivan Pavela Canada / Croatia GK March 3, 2005 Croatia NK Dugopolje U21
17 Antonio Campos Canada GK July 25, 2006 United States Fullerton Titans U21
Defenders
2 Alexander Bergman Estonia / Canada CB December 8, 2004 Estonia Harju JK
3 Luke Singh Trinidad and Tobago / Canada CB September 12, 2000 Canada Toronto FC
4 Oswaldo León Mexico CB June 15, 1999 Mexico Dorados de Sinaloa INT
5 Frank Sturing Canada CB May 29, 1997 Austria SV Horn
6 Raúl López Mexico RB February 23, 1993 Andorra FC Rànger's INT
8 Carlos Guzmán Mexico RB May 19, 1994 United States Monterey Bay FC INT
23 Juan Córdova Canada / Chile FB June 25, 1995 Chile Unión San Felipe
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates Canada CM January 4, 2000 Canada Pacific FC
10 Ollie Bassett Northern Ireland AM / LW March 6, 1998 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
13 Luca Accettola Canada CM / AM February 19, 2004 Canada York Lions
16 Max Ferrari Canada RW / RB August 20, 2000 Canada Aurora FC
20 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon / Canada AM / CF August 23, 1998 Canada Vancouver FC
21 Kembo Kibato Canada MF September 16, 2000 Canada Vancouver FC
28 Jesse Costa Canada CM April 28, 2005 Brazil Corinthians U21
34 Anthony Umanzor Guatemala / El Salvador CM / DM March 29, 2008 Canada Toronto FC Academy U21, EYT
Forwards
9 Sebastián Gonzales Peru CF December 6, 1999 Albania KF Teuta INT
11 Ariel Almagro Ecuador LW February 14, 2001 Ecuador Aucas INT
18 Julian Altobelli Canada CF / AM November 4, 2002 Canada Toronto FC II
19 Shola Jimoh Canada LW April 8, 2008 Canada York United FC Academy U21, EYT
39 Béni Badibanga Belgium FW February 19, 1996 Canada Forge FC INT
77 Tomasz Skublak Canada ST December 8, 1997 Canada Scrosoppi FC
Chimaobim Onyeocha Canada / Nigeria FW Canada Inter Toronto II U21
David Peraza Canada LW / RW Canada Inter Toronto II U21

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free December 1, 2025 [3]
DF Mexico Raúl López Andorra FC Rànger's Free January 13, 2026 [4]
FW Ecuador Ariel Almagro Ecuador Aucas Free January 15, 2026 [5]
FW Belgium Béni Badibanga Canada Forge FC Free January 19, 2026 [6]
GK Canada Antonio Campos United States Fullerton Titans Free February 6, 2026 [7]
FW Peru Sebastián Gonzales Albania KF Teuta Free February 9, 2026 [8]
DF Mexico Carlos Guzmán United States Monterey Bay FC Free February 11, 2026 [9]
DF Canada Juan Córdova Chile Unión San Felipe Free February 13, 2026 [10]
FW Canada Tomasz Skublak Canada Scrosoppi FC Free February 18, 2026 [11]
FW Canada Chimaobim Onyeocha Canada Inter Toronto II Free April 27, 2026 [12]
FW Canada David Peraza Canada Inter Toronto II Free July 13, 2026 [13]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Mexico Diego Urtiaga Mexico Atlético San Luis Loaned until July 17, 2026 April 8, 2026 [14][15]

Draft picks

Inter Toronto selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft.[16] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
2 12 GK Michael Williams  Canada York

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
6 DF Mexico Orlando Botello Mexico C.F. Monterrey U23 Loan ended November 9, 2025 [17]
1 GK Mexico Diego Urtiaga Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan ended November 9, 2025 [17]
62 DF Canada Nyal Higgins Contract expired December 31, 2025 [17]
17 MF Mexico Leonel López Mexico Cancún FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [17]
15 DF Canada Cameron DaSilva Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]
23 DF Canada Riley Ferrazzo Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]
8 MF England Elijah Adekugbe Australia Preston Lions Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]
9 FW Canada Shaan Hundal United States Brooklyn FC Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]
10 FW Canada Adonijah Reid United States Sporting JAX Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]
11 FW Canada Massimo Ferrin Option declined December 31, 2025 [17]

Canadian Premier League

Regular season

11 April 2026 Match Week 1 Inter Toronto 2–2 HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
15:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman
19 April 2026 Match Week 2 Inter Toronto 1–0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
25 April 2026 Match Week 3 Cavalry FC 1–1 Inter Toronto Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 MDT (UTC-06:00)
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
1 May 2026 Match Week 4 Inter Toronto 4–1 Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
17 May 2026 Match Week 5 Pacific FC 0–1 Inter Toronto Langford, British Columbia
14:00 PT (UTC-07:00)
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
23 May 2026 Match Week 6 HFX Wanderers 1–1 Inter Toronto Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 ADT (UTC-03:00)
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
29 May 2026 Match Week 7 FC Supra 3–1 Inter Toronto Laval, Quebec
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: Stade Boréale
Referee: Scott Bowman
7 June 2026 Match Week 8 Inter Toronto 1–4 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
14:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Mario Alayass
10 June 2026 Match Week 9 Inter Toronto 1–5 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
4 July 2026 Match Week 12 Vancouver FC 4–0 Inter Toronto Langley, British Columbia
16:00 PT (UTC-07:00)
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Stadium
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
17 July 2026 Match Week 11 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Inter Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Ben Hoskins
26 July 2026 Match Week 12 Inter Toronto 1–3 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman
1 Aug. 2026 Match Week 13 Cavalry FC 5–0 Inter Toronto Foothills County, Alberta
19:00 MDT (UTC-06:00)
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
16 Aug. 2026 Match Week 15 Inter Toronto v HFX Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
23 Aug. 2026 Match Week 16 Inter Toronto v FC Supra Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
28 Aug. 2026 Match Week 17 Atlético Ottawa v Inter Toronto Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
9 Sept. 2026 Match Week 18 Inter Toronto v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
13 Sept. 2026 Match Week 20 Inter Toronto v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
27 Sept. 2026 Match Week 23 Inter Toronto v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
3 Oct. 2026 Match Week 24 Inter Toronto v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
7 Oct. 2026 Match Week 25 Inter Toronto v FC Supra Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium

Canadian Championship

Inter Toronto entered the 2026 Canadian Championship in the preliminary round with a home match against tier three opponents, the 2025 Ligue 1 Québec champions, CS Saint-Laurent.

10 May 2026 Preliminary round Inter Toronto FC 0–1 CS Saint-Laurent Toronto, Ontario
15:00 EDT (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

References

  1. ↑ Davidson, Neil (November 27, 2025). "York United FC to become Inter Toronto FC in CPL franchise's 3rd rebrand". CBC. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "York United roster". York United FC.
  3. ↑ "Inter Toronto signs decorated CPL Midfielder Ollie Bassett". Canadian Premier League. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Inter Toronto sign experienced Mexican defender Raúl López". Inter Toronto FC. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Inter Toronto sign Ecuadorian winger Ariel Almagro". Inter Toronto FC. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "CPL Roundup: Beni Badibanga returns to CPL with Inter Toronto after Forge fall out". Canadian Soccer Daily. January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Inter Toronto signs goalkeeper Antonio Campos". Inter Toronto FC. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Inter Toronto sign Peruvian forward Sebastián Gonzáles". Inter Toronto FC. February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Inter Toronto announces the signing of Mexican defender Carlos Guzmán". Inter Toronto FC. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Right-back Juan Córdova returns to Inter Toronto". Inter Toronto FC. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Inter Toronto sign Canadian forward Tomasz Skublak". Inter Toronto FC. February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Inter Toronto FC sign 15-year-old forward Chimaobim Onyeocha". Inter Toronto FC. April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Inter Toronto FC signs 16-year-old winger David Peraza to first multi-year professional contract". Inter Toronto FC. July 13, 2026. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Inter Toronto bring back goalkeeper Urtiaga on loan". Canadian Premier League. April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Inter Toronto Confirms End Of Urtiaga Loan". Northern Tribune. July 20, 2026. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  16. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 28, 2025). "2026 CPL-U Sports Draft: Breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Inter Toronto FC announce roster moves ahead of 2026 season". Inter Toronto. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.